3A Central Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Dan Mahan Turns in Season-Best Effort
Dan Mahan produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Williams to the win on Friday. Mahan threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
If the past is any indication, Mahan could be in store for another big game when he takes on Cedar Ridge on Thursday. Mahan threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score the last time he and the Fighting Red Wolves duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.52
Tyrek Samuel Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tyrek Samuel produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eastern Alamance to the win on Friday. Samuel rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for Cedar Ridge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Samuel. When Samuel last faced the Fighting Red Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Jayden Russo Has Career Rushing Day
Eastern Alamance was led to victory by Jayden Russo, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Russo rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 63 yards.
On the year, Russo has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 10.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.80
Big Game from Newton As Western Alamance Fell 49-21
While James Newton delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Western Alamance. Newton turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards.
Newton is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Cedar Ridge on Friday. When Newton last faced the Fighting Red Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.00
Williams Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kristopher Rogers
Kristopher Rogers's big game helped extend Williams's winning streak to seven on Friday. Rogers was unstoppable, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
On the season, Rogers has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 54.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.38
Other Notable Players
- Jarrett Newell: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Andrews Cruz: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.38)
- William Overby: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Jordan Hall: 100 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
